Soundsbox Continues Allofmp3’s Pay-For-Stolen-Music Model
The Constable on September 27th, 2008
StereoTune has an article up about a new pay-for-content mp3 site at Soundsbox.com. Just like (the now defunct) allofmp3.com, they are charging a minimal fee per download ($.14 a track here), and just like allofmp3 they are using the Russian ROMS licensing system - which basically ignores all U.S. copyright law and does not pay a single cent to songwriters, artists or copyright holders. This is also the same supposed licensing that (the also illegal) ultimate-guitar.com uses for its guitar tabs.
Even though this is obviously illegal in regards to U.S. copyright law, it is still unlikely the site will be going anywhere anytime soon since it’s not based in the U.S. It took major intervention, and a threat to not allow Russia into the WTO to get allofmp3 shut down, and they just moved to mp3sparks in the end anyway.
